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Originally posted by Tensai View Poston what to do when stranded in aberdeen for a few days? .
If you like the open air (i.e. a force nine gale and torrential rain coming off the North Sea) then there's quite a pleasant walk northwards up the beach from Bridge of Don: head down the path from the end of Donmouth Road.
I used to work for a company based in Aberdeen and they'd drag me up there for a few days at a time. I hope never to go there againComment
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While in the pub don't get into any kind of rounds with offshore oilmen, your liver and head will hate you for days if you do.Comment
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Some links:
Scottish Tourist Board site
Wikipedia has a couple of suggestions in the Culture section.
The Aberdeen HQ site has suggestions for tourist attractions.
When I visit somewhere new, I start with the tourist leaflets in the hotel.. From them I find the nearest Tourist Information Office. I try to get there as soon as possible and ask if there are either Blue Badge Guides; there is at least one for Aberdeen. I enjoy a guided walk around the best sites; it is usually £5 or so and 3 hours very well spent. I also ask if there is an open top bus tour; these are often expensive but a great way to find your bearings around a new city very quickly.
Sorry I have no first hand experience: I have never been to Aberdeen. (It is on my list of places to visit). But I HTH.
PS Do you have a copy of the Good Beer Guide?My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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There's an airport, and a railway station.
Glasgow's a good city, Edinburgh's comparably speaking OK.
Inverness is my home town - if you don't mind concrete then it's lovely.Comment
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Originally posted by Tensai View Poston what to do when stranded in aberdeen for a few days? .
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My cousin worked there for a few years and he said it wasn't that bad (if you don't mind getting pissed every night)+50 Xeno Geek Points
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